NMSU to host two-day soil health workshop
Taking place Sept. 22-23, the webinars will address soil resilience as an important tool to withstand increasing drought conditions and climate change and sustain agricultural production.
Rattan Lal Reinforcing Soil Health Principles For a Healthy Planet
Dr. Rattan Lal’s life’s work has helped focus attention on soils as both a source and a sink of carbon.
How to apply for the NM Healthy Soil Program
NM Dept. of Ag (NMDA) gives an overview of the new RFP –Deadline for farmers and ranchers to submit applications to Eligible Entities is August 31 at 5pm! Deadline for Eligible Entities to submit farmer and rancher applications, as well as their own, to NMDA is October 8 at 5pm.
NMDA accepting Healthy Soil Program grant applications
New Mexico farmers and ranchers interested in applying must do so by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31 through an Eligible Entity. Grant funding may be used for agricultural projects in New Mexico that focus on one or more of five basic soil health principles.
Plants are Cool!
As New Mexico is moving into a record-setting heat wave, the cooling effect of living plants becomes ever more evident. Learn how it works and why it’s important to keep a green cover!
From Dirt to Soil using the Principles of Soil Health
Gardeners, farmers, and ranchers around the world are using these principles to grow nutrient-rich, deep topsoil with healthy watersheds. Excerpted from Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown.
Soil Health Principles
Adapted from farmer Gabe Brown and a series of articles on the 5 soil health principles by Jay Fuhrer, NRCS Soil Health Specialist. Coming more from a farming perspective, these concepts apply similarly to rangelands. Graphics by Kiss the Ground. … Continued
How to apply the Healthy Soil Principles
New Mexico’s Healthy Soil Act is based on five soil health principles: Âkeeping the soil covered; minimizing external inputs and minimizing soil disturbance on cropland; maximizing biodiversity; maintaining a living root; and integrating animals into land management. Here are some … Continued